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The following are news briefs about important activities and events happening at Eastern Michigan University.

  • SEEUS patrols

    SEEUS PATROL: Members of SEEUS patrol
    campus last winter. Eastern Michigan
    University President Susan Martin hosts
    two safety and security forums: Thursday,
    Dec. 4, 2-3:30 p.m., room 310B, Student
    Center; and Wednesday, Dec. 10, 5:30-7
    p.m., Ballroom B, Student Center.

    Safety and security forums: The University community is invited to join President Susan Martin for two safety and security forums. They are scheduled Thursday, Dec. 4, 2-3:30 p.m. in room 310B, Student Center; and Wednesday, Dec. 10, 5:30-7 p.m., in Balloom B of the Student Center. The forums will provide updates on campus safety and security issues as well as the opportunity to ask questions. If you have not registered for the emergency alert system via RAVE, please do so now. To register, go to http://www.emich.edu/alerts/ There is no charge from EMU for this service and it only will be used in the event of a campus emergency. Additional information about University safety and security can be found at http://www.emich.edu/safety/
  • The Gift of Giving: Ford Gallery presents the Gift of Giving II Exhibition through Friday, Dec. 5. This exhibition showcases the generous gift of contemporary lithographs, silkscreen prints and etchings donated to Eastern Michigan's permanent collection by Albert Scaglione, CEO of Park West Gallery. Park West's gift stresses the importance of funding art and the role it plays in a student's intellectual and cultural experience on campus. Original works of art not accessioned into the permanent collection will be available for purchase. For more information about this or other exhibitions, contact Larry Newhouse, Gallery Programs Director, at (734) 487-4065, or larry.newhouse@emich.edu. Ford Gallery is barrier-free, free and open to the public.
  • Notice to all EMU employees: Per Internal Revenue Service regulations, if you are changing your payroll exemption status or withholding allowances for 2009, you are required to complete a new Federal W-4 Form: Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. If you are not making a change, you do not need to take any action. One can link to the Federal W-4 Form from the Payroll Department Web site at http://www.emich.edu/controller/finserv/payroll/forms.htm; link directly to the IRS Web site at http://www.irs.gov/; or obtain a copy of the form in the Payroll Office, located in Room 104, Hover. For questions, please call the Payroll Office at 487-2393.
  • Holiday Sharing Trees: Help support the local community by participating in the Holiday Sharing Trees program. At five locations around campus, you'll find tags representing the needs and wishes of 200 to 300 local children and families registered with the Salvation Army and the Ypsilanti Housing Commission. Trees can be found in Marshall, Pray-Harrold, the Student Center, the Convocation Center and Halle Library. All unwrapped gifts should be brought to the VISION office, 346 Student Center, no later than Tuesday, Dec. 9. For more information, visit a tree or contact VISION at vis_ode@emich.edu or 487-1313.
  • Holman Learning Center needs tutors: Holman Learning Center is currently hiring tutors in a number of subjects. Holman Learning Center offers flexible hours and competitive wages. If interested, please fill out an employment application that can be found in their office (G04 Halle) or online www.emich.edu/tlc.
  • Evans-Strand Scholarship: The Evans-Strand Scholarship, modeled after the Nobel Peace Prize, annually recognizes an individual for significant contributions to advancing the understanding and furthering the acceptance of diversity at EMU. Award recipients receive a cash award and an award medallion. Each year's award recipients will be listed on a plaque in a permanent campus location and honored at EMU's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration in January. Approximate value of the scholarship is $1,000. View and print the application from http://www.emich.edu/cas/stu-scholarships.html.
ZOOperstars!

MEET THE ZOOPERSTARS!: The
ZOOperstars! make a return
appearance to the Convocation
Center Jan 31, 2009. They will
perform at halftime of the EMU-Miami
(Ohio) men's basketball game.

  • ZOOperstars! return to Convo Center: The ZOOperstars! are returning to the Convocation Center Jan. 31, 2009. The ZOOperstars!, recently off their top 20 finish on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent," will be back in Ypsilanti for the EMU men’s basketball game against Miami (Ohio) at 2 p.m. Beginning at 1 p.m., the ZOOperstars! will be available for photos in the atrium of the Convocation Center, followed by a special halftime performance during the game. Tickets to the basketball game are $9 for adults and $7 for youth. Group tickets also are available to parties of 10 or more for only $3 each. Tickets can be purchased through the EMU Ticket Office by calling 487-2282 or online at emueagles.com. For more information on the ZOOperstars!, please visit www.zooperstars.com.
  • Astronomy interest: For all EMU students interested in astronomy, EMU's Physics and Astronomy Department offers its exciting and popular ASTR 203, which is now ASTR 105. Register today before classes fill. For more information, contact 487-4144.
  • Lunch and Learn: HR Training and Professional Development presents "Providing Quality Customer Service at EMU" (course #003), a brown bag session that will provide EMU employees with the information, skills and practice necessary to provide quality service delivery to customers. The session takes place Wednesday, Dec. 3, noon, room 104, McKenny Hall. For more information, contact Human Resources at 487-3430.